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Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L.
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- Common Name: Spanish Moss - normal form
- Family: Bromeliaceae Juss.
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- Description: [syn. Renealmia usneoides L., Dendropogon usneoides (L.) Raf.]
Section Draphroanthema Stems slender, branching, leafy, hanging, often to 20 feet or more, hoary-gray, festooned in masses over trees; leaves scattered, very narrowly linear, to 2 inches long; flowers small, pale green or blue, solitary in axils of leaves.
Florida to Texas, south to Argentina. Common on trees in southeastern US, where it is collected for use as a packing and stuffing material. Also commonly used in the floral trade.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 198502806
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1302 - NEO:Caribbean B
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 07-23-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Poales
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- Family: Bromeliaceae
- SubFamily: Tillandsioideae
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References:page generated on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:45 -0500
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